Baby Kermit

Pattern: Beehive Leaflet 477 Tiny Toppers; #4 All Dressed Up

Yarn: Filatura Di Crosa MilliFili Fine, 4 balls

Needles: US3

Size: A, newborn to 3 mo.

Modifications: None

Comments: I loved this lace pattern so much I am using a variation of it for an adult garment coming soon to Webs. The yarn is wonderful, though I am not fond of the color. I love the sweater, I can't stand the Baby Kermit effect. It is so distressing that I have not yet obtained buttons and ribbons, becasue it distresses me to have to search for something to match.

Aidan's Gansey

Pattern: Snakes and Ladders from Beth Brown-Reinsel's Knitting Ganseys

Yarn: Knit One Crochet Too Angora Soft, color #662 Denim

Needles: US 2 and 4

Size: 22 inch chest

Modification: I decided that I really preferred a ribbed collar for this garment as it was intended for my grandson and I felt that the roll was a little too feminine.

Comments: This was a huge amount of fun to knit. I started it in the fall and knitted during my daughter's driver's ed classes and in odd moments. My mistake was in forgetting that children grow, and a boy who's arms measured 8" in the early fall when I meaasured him were 10" by Christmas. The moral of the story? Measure often, and adjust for growth as you go along, or project a bit ahead and add a few inches - they can always grow into, but never shrink down to!

Slip Stitch Baby Sweater

Knit in 2004, this is a total pattern knock-off. Red Heart was giving away this adorable slip stitch cardigan and hat set, but I no longer tolerated cheap acrylic yarn. I instead knit it in Valley Yarns Rainbow (two strands) and one skein of Cascade 220. I remember not the gauge, I only remember that it was one of my first projects knitted for the store, and I was so thrilled that someone wanted it, and more thrilled that I got to use the adorable red baby sheep with dangling feet. I was easily amused then. It is adorable, and I still use this pattern with various yarns. It's a great slip stitch introduction, simple but produces a little drama in an otherwise straightforward baby sweater.

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